In India, the Ministry of Health plans to publish a notice to all states on the risks of e-cigarettes for health. This new decision may further complicate the situation of vaping in the country.
"THE ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE EXTREMELY HARMFUL FOR YOUR HEALTH"
According to some media sources, this notice will probably mention that electronic cigarettes, nicotine and hookah are extremely harmful to health and have not been approved by the Ministry of Health and Family.
In addition, as recommended by a panel of experts, the import, manufacture, distribution, sale, including online promotion, advertising, whether for nicotine or e-cigarette, remain illegal and constitute a violation of existing laws in India.
« The public will be advised, in its own interest, not to use such products, sold or marketed in any form and under any name or brand whatsoever“Said a senior ministry official. According to him, the Ministry of Health is still uncertain about the ban on electronic cigarettes under the Cigarette and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) and the 1940 Drugs and Tobacco Act. cosmetics.
Some states, including Punjab, Chandigarh, Haryana, Kerala, Mizoram, Karnataka, and Jammu and Kashmir have already banned e-cigarettes as an unapproved drug.
It was even added in some cases to 1919's law on poisons " Nicotine has been listed as a lethal and dangerous substance in the environmental protection law“, Said the manager.
